Role of Extracorporeal Treatment in Barbiturate Poisoning: A Case Report

REPORTintravenous antibiotics and fluids.Multidose-activated charcoal was started.Noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) head was done, which is normal in Figure 1.X-ray chest was suggestive of right-sided homogenous opacity in the lower zone.Consolidation in Figure 2 possible aspiration pneumonitis.A medicolegal case was informed.The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a provisional diagnosis of an alleged history of drug intoxication (phenobarbitone) with aspiration pneumonia.Noncontrast computed tomography head suggested a normal study in Figure 1, requiring no active neurosurgical intervention, but neurological consultation was taken in view of an old cerebrovascular accident and seizure disorder.All the routine investigations, along with electroencephalography (EEG) and phenobarbitone levels, were requested.Antiepileptic (levetiracetam) medications were added to the treatment plan with simultaneous hydration, urinary alkalization 1-3,5,